In this chapter, we learn that the Emperor's wife, the Empress Dowager, has ordered Si Wuyan to hand over the throne to her son, the newly-crowned King of the People's Republic of China. The Empress's order has caused a lot of discussion in Yuqi and many people have come to the Chief's mansion in order to commit suicide. The assassins have come from Mount Yunding, and the Emperor is afraid that they are planning to kill him and his family.